Three days after the death of his son Michael Jackson, 80-year old Joe Jackson hit the red carpet at the 2009 BET Awards which was held at the Shrine Auditorium this past Sunday in Los Angeles. During his interview with CNN, Joe took the opportunity to promote his new business venture, a record label. Here is the statement one of the family’s publicists read during the interview: “Our beloved son Michael Jackson loved you all. Michael’s children are our first priority. We will have further announcements to discuss our plans going forward. Until such time, however, we have the personal and legal authority to act, and solely Katherine and I have authority for our son and his children. We wish to handle his memory and legacy with dignity. The attorney for the Jacksons is L. Londell McMillan and no one has the authority to speak on behalf of the Jackson family at this time.”
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